IN RE MOTOR FUEL TEMPERATURE SALES PRACTICES LITI.

Nos. 15-3221, 15-3227, 15-3228, 15-3254.

872 F.3d 1094 (2017)

IN RE: MOTOR FUEL TEMPERATURE SALES PRACTICES LITIGATION. Zachary Wilson; Mathew Cook; Brent Donaldson; Samantha Baylard; Craig Massey; Richard Galauski; William Boyd; Lisa Mcbride; Tamara Miller; Heartland Landscape Group LLC; Team Trucking; James Anliker; Dennis K. Mann; Phyllis Lerner; Herb Glaser; Steven Rubin; Max Candiotty; Fred Aguirre; James Jarvais; Mara Redstone; Raphael Sagalyn; J.C. Wash; Jean W. Neese; Cecil R. Wilkins; Wayne Byram; Gary Kohut; Debra Berg; Tia Gomez; Shonna S. Butler; Ben Dozier; Mark Scivner; Barbara Cumbo; James Graham; Kennedy G. Kraatz; Melissa D. Murray; Michael A. Warner; Clinton J. Davis; Steven R. Rutherford; Lisa Ann Lee; Brent Crawford; Dixcee Millsap; Carl Ritterhouse; Samuel Ely; Victor Ruybalid; Hadley Bower; Kristy Deann Mott; Charles Cockrell, Jr.; William Ruttherford; Jan Rutherford; Mark Wyatt; Dawn Lalor; Gerald Panto, Jr.; Edger Paz; Charles D. Jones; Michael Gauthreaux; Joann Korleski; Jeff Jenkins; Sara Terry; Jacob Steed; Marvin Bryan; John Telles; Christopher Payne; Scott Campbell; Jonathan Charles Conlin; Priscilla Craft; Robert Hicks; Richard Patrick; Jessica Honigberg; Rayshaun Glanton; Garland Williams; Annie Smith; Bobby Roberson; Sam Hotchkiss; Anna Legates; Andrea Frayser; Melvin Ellison; Cecil Wilkins; Betty Cherry; Joy Howell; Allen Ray Klein, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Circle K Stores, Inc.; Pilot Travel Centers, LLC; Kum&Go, L.C.; Quicktrip Corporation; Murphy Oil USA, Inc.; Race Trac Petroleum, Inc.; Marathon Petroleum Company, LLC; The Pantry, Inc.; Speedway Superamerica, LLC; Sheetz, Inc.; Wawa, Inc.; Flying J Inc.; 7-Eleven, Inc.; PTCAA Texas, LP; Defendants-Appellants, v. Chevron USA, Inc.; Casey's General Store, Inc.; Sinclair Oil Corporation; Exxon Mobil Corporation; Esso Virgin Islands, Inc. Mobil Oil Guam, Inc.; BP Products North America Inc., Defendants-Appellees, and BP Corporation North America, Inc.; Citgo Petroleum Corporation; Conoco Phillips Company; Valero Marketing and Supply Company; Sunoco Corporation; Equilon Enterprises, LLC, D/B/A Shell Oil Products Company, LLC; Motiva Enterprises, LLC; Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company; Sam's Club; Love's Travel Stop & Country Stores, Inc.; G and M Oil Company, Inc.; United El Segundo, Inc.; World Oil Corporation; M.M. Folwer, Inc.; Dansk Investment Group, Inc.; B-B Oil Company, Inc.; Port Cities Oil LLC; Flash Market, Inc; J&P Flash, Inc.; Magness Oil Company; Coulson Oil Company, Inc.; Diamond State Oil, LLC; EZ Mart Stores, Inc.; Thorntons, Inc., Defendants. In re: Motor Fuel Temperature Sales Practices Litigation. Zachary Wilson; Mathew Cook; Brent Donaldson; Samantha Baylard; Craig Massey; Richard Galauski; William Boyd; Lisa Mcbride; Tamara Miller; Heartland Landscape Group LLC; Team Trucking; James Anliker; Dennis K. Mann; Phyllis Lerner; Herb Glaser; Steven Rubin; Max Candiotty; Fred Aguirre; James Jarvais; Mara Redstone; Raphael Sagalyn; J.C. Wash; Jean W. Neese; Cecil R. Wilkins; Wayne Byram; Gary Kohut; Debra Berg; Tia Gomez; Shonna S. Butler; Ben Dozier; Mark Scivner; Barbara Cumbo; James Graham; Kennedy G. Kraatz; Melissa D. Murray; Michael A. Warner; Clinton J. Davis; Steven R. Rutherford; Lisa Ann Lee; Brent Crawford; Dixcee Millsap; Carl Ritterhouse; Samuel Ely; Victor Ruybalid; Hadley Bower; Kristy Deann Mott; Charles Cockrell, Jr.; William Ruttherford; Jan Rutherford; Mark Wyatt; Dawn Lalor; Gerald Panto, Jr.; Edger Paz; Charles D. Jones; Michael Gauthreaux; Joann Korleski; Jeff Jenkins; Sara Terry; Jacob Steed; Marvin Bryan; John Telles; Christopher Payne; Scott Campbell; Jonathan Charles Conlin; Priscilla Craft; Robert Hicks; Richard Patrick; Jessica Honigberg; Rayshaun Glanton; Garland Williams; Annie Smith; Bobby Roberson; Sam Hotchkiss; Anna Legates; Andrea Frayser; Melvin Ellison; Cecil Wilkins; Betty Cherry; Joy Howell; Allen Ray Klein, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Circle K Stores, Inc.; Pilot Travel Centers, LLC; Kum&Go, L.C.; Quicktrip Corporation; Murphy Oil USA, Inc.; Race Trac Petroleum, Inc.; Marathon Petroleum Company, LLC; The Pantry, Inc.; Speedway Superamerica, LLC; Sheetz, Inc.; Wawa, Inc.; Flying J Inc.; 7-Eleven, Inc.; PTCAA Texas, LP, Defendants-Appellants, Chevron USA, Inc.; Casey's General Store, Inc.; Sinclair Oil Corporation; Exxon Mobil Corporation; Esso Virgin Islands, Inc.; Mobil Oil Guam, Inc.; BP Products North America Inc., Defendants-Appellees, and BP Corporation North America, Inc.; Citgo Petroleum Corporation; Conoco Phillips Company; Valero Marketing and Supply Company; Sunoco Corporation; Equilon Enterprises, LLC, d/b/a Shell Oil Products Company, LLC; Motiva Enterprises, LLC; Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company; Sam's Club; Love's Travel Stop & Country Stores, Inc.; G and M Oil Company, Inc.; United El Segundo, Inc.; World Oil Corporation; M.M. Folwer, Inc.; Dansk Investment Group, Inc.; B-B Oil Company, Inc.; Port Cities Oil LLC; Flash Market, Inc; J&P Flash, Inc.; Magness Oil Company; Coulson Oil Company, Inc.; Diamond State Oil, LLC; EZ Mart Stores, Inc.; Thorntons, Inc., Defendants. In re: Motor Fuel Temperature Sales Practices Litigation. Zachary Wilson; Mathew Cook; Brent Donaldson; Samantha Baylard; Craig Massey; Richard Galauski; William Boyd; Lisa Mcbride; Tamara Miller; Heartland Landscape Group LLC; Team Trucking; James Anliker; Dennis K. Mann; Phyllis Lerner; Herb Glaser; Steven Rubin; Max Candiotty; Fred Aguirre; James Jarvais; Mara Redstone; Raphael Sagalyn; J.C. Wash; Jean W. Neese; Cecil R. Wilkins; Wayne Byram; Gary Kohut; Debra Berg; Tia Gomez; Shonna S. Butler; Ben Dozier; Mark Scivner; Barbara Cumbo; James Graham; Kennedy G. Kraatz; Melissa D. Murray; Michael A. Warner; Clinton J. Davis; Steven R. Rutherford; Lisa Ann Lee; Brent Crawford; Dixcee Millsap; Carl Ritterhouse; Samuel Ely; Victor Ruybalid; Hadley Bower; Kristy Deann Mott; Charles Cockrell, Jr.; William Ruttherford; Jan Rutherford; Mark Wyatt; Dawn Lalor; Gerald Panto, Jr.; Edger Paz; Charles D. Jones; Michael Gauthreaux; Joann Korleski; Jeff Jenkins; Sara Terry; Jacob Steed; Marvin Bryan; John Telles; Christopher Payne; Scott Campbell; Jonathan Charles Conlin; Priscilla Craft; Robert Hicks; Richard Patrick; Jessica Honigberg; Rayshaun Glanton; Garland Williams; Annie Smith; Bobby Roberson; Sam Hotchkiss; Anna Legates; Andrea Frayser; Melvin Ellison; Cecil Wilkins; Betty Cherry; Joy Howell; Allen Ray Klein, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. BP Corporation North America, Inc.; Citgo Petroleum Corporation; Conoco Phillips Company; Costco Wholesale Corporation; Exxon Mobil Corporation; Sinclair Oil Corporation; Valero Marketing and Supply Company; Sunoco Corporation; Equilon Enterprises, LLC., d/b/a Shell Oil Products Company, LLC; Motiva Enterprises, LLC; Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company; Sam's Club; Love's Travel Stop & Country Stores, Inc.; G and M Oil Company, Inc.; United El Segundo, Inc.; World Oil Corporation; M.M. Folwer, Inc.; J&P Flash, Inc.; Dansk Investment Group, Inc.; Circle K Stores, Inc; Kum&Go, L.C.; Murphy Oil USA, Inc.; Marathon Petroleum Company, LLC; Flying J Inc.; 7-Eleven, Inc.; PTCAA Texas, LP; Pilot Travel Centers, LLC; Quicktrip Corporation; Race Trac Petroleum, Inc.; The Pantry, Inc.; Speedway Superamerica, LLC; Sheetz, Inc.; Wawa, Inc.; B-B Oil Company, Inc.; Coulson Oil Company, Inc.; Port Cities Oil LLC; Flash Market, Inc.; J&P Flash, Inc.; Diamond State Oil, LLC; Magness Oil Company; Thornton's, Inc., Defendants, and Chevron USA, Inc.; EZ Mart Stores, Inc.; Casey's General Store, Inc., Defendants-Appellees, v. Melissa Holyoak; Adam Schulman; Amy Alkon; Nicolas S. Martin; Theodore H. Frank, Objectors-Appellants. In re: Motor Fuel Temperature Sales Practices Litigation. Annie Smith; Christopher Payne; Phyllis Lerner; Herb Glazer; Mara Redstone; Brent Crawford; Victor Ruybald; Zach Wilson; Lisa Mcbride; Raphael Sagalyn; Brent Donaldson; Gary Kohut; Richard Gaulauski; Charles Byram; Jean Neese; Shonna Butler; Gerald Panto, Jr.; Joann Korleski; Tamara Miller; Priscilla Craft; Jeff Jenkins; James Graham, Class Representatives, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Costco Wholesale Corporation, Defendant-Appellant, and BP Products North America Inc.; BP West Coast Products, LLC; Casey's General Stores, Inc.; Citgo Petroleum Corporation; Conocophillips Company; Equilon Enterprises LLC, d/b/a Shell Oil Products US; Motiva Enterprises LLC; Exxon Mobil Corporation; Mobil Oil Guam, Inc.; Esso Virgin Islands, Inc.; Sam's East, Inc.; Sam's West, Inc.; Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.; Wal-Mart Stores East, LP; Sinclair Oil Corporation; Valero Marketing and Supply Company; Chevron U.S.A., Inc.; Sunoco, Inc. (R&M); B-B Oil Company, Inc.; Coulson Oil Company, Inc.; Diamond State Oil, LLC; Flash Market, Inc.; J&P Flash, Inc.; Magness Oil Company; Port Cities Oil, LLC; E-Z Mart Stores, Inc.; Love's Travel Stop & Country Stores, Inc.; WR Hess Company; M.M. Fowler, Inc., d/b/a Family Fare; Dansk Investment Group, Inc., f/k/a USA Petroleum Corporation; Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company; Thorntons, Inc.; G&M Oil Company, Inc.; G&M Oil Co., LLC; United El Segundo, Inc.; World Oil Corporation, Defendants, v. Speedway LLC; 7-Eleven, Inc.; Circle K Stores, Inc; Kum & Go, L.C.; Marathon Petroleum Company LP; Murphy Oil USA, Inc.; Pilot Travel Centers, LLC; Flying J Inc.; PTCAA Texas, LP; Racetrac Petroleum, Inc.; Quiktrip Corporation; Sheetz, Inc.; The Pantry, Inc.; Wawa, Inc., Objectors.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

September 21, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tristan L. Duncan , Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P., Kansas City, Missouri, ( William F. Northrip and Sarah Lynn Baltzell , Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P., Kansas City, Missouri, Stephen R. McAllister , Thompson Ramsdell Qualseth & Warner, P.A., Lawrence, Kansas, and Jonathan S. Massey , Massey & Gail, LLP, Washington, D.C., with her on the briefs) for Speedway LLC, 7-Eleven, Inc., Circle K Stores, Inc., Kum & Go, L.C., Marathon Petroleum Company LLC, Murphy Oil USA, Inc., Pilot Travel Centers LLC, Flying J, Inc., The Pantry, Inc., QuikTrip Corporation, RaceTrac, Petroleum, Inc., Sheetz, Inc., and Wawa, Inc., Defendant-Appellants.

Theodore H. Frank , Competitive Enterprise Institute Center for Class Action Fairness, Washington, D.C., ( Anna St. John and Adam E. Schulman , Competitive Enterprise Institute Center for Class Action Fairness, Washington, D.C., with him on the brief) for Amy Alkon, Theodore H. Frank, Melissa Holyoak, Nicolas S. Martin, and Adam Schulman, Objector-Appellants.

Joseph R. Palmore , Morrison & Foerster, LLP, Washington, D.C., ( David F. McDowell , and Purvi G. Patel , Morrison & Foerster, LLP, Los Angeles, California, and Bryan J. Leitch , Morrison & Foerster, LLP, Washington, D.C., with them on the briefs) for Costco Wholesale Corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

Daniel V. Dorris , Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C., Washington, D.C., and Robert A. Horn , Horn Aylward & Bandy, LLC, Kansas City, Missouri, ( Thomas V. Bender , Walters Bender Strohbehn & Vaughn, P.C., Kansas City, Missouri, Joseph A. Kronawitter , Horn, Aylward & Bandy, LLC, Kansas City, Missouri, David C. Frederick and Amelia I.P. Frenkel , Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C., Washington, D.C., with them on the briefs) for Plaintiff-Appellees.

Before LUCERO, PHILLIPS, and MORITZ, Circuit Judges.


ORDER

These matters are before the court on the Petition for Panel Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc filed by appellants Alkon, Frank, Holyoak, Martin, and Schulman in number 15-3228. Upon consideration, the panel grants in part, and only to the extent of the modifications contained in the attached revised Opinion, that part of the request seeking panel rehearing. The Opinion filed on August 23, 2017, is hereby withdrawn, and shall be replaced by the attached...

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